diff --git a/src/team.hpp b/src/team.hpp
index 1b3ec022e915..8bf34d01e01e 100644
--- a/src/team.hpp
+++ b/src/team.hpp
@@ -26,7 +26,16 @@
 #include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
 
 class gamemap;
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER <= 1600 
+/*
+	This is needed because msvc up to 2010 fails to correcty forward declare this struct as a return value this case.
+	And will create corrupt binaries without giving a warning / error.
+*/
+#include <SDL_video.h>
+#else
 struct SDL_Color;
+#endif
+
 
 namespace wb {
 	class side_actions;